Diwali, the fesitval of lights

18 October 2009: Diwali, the festival of lights, is one of the biggest Hindu festivals. People decorate their homes with flowers and earthen lamps, celebrate the homecoming of the god Ram after vanquishing the demon king Ravana and honour the Hindu goddess of wealth, Lakshmi

A Border Security Force (BSF) soldier lights a candle inside a bunker on the occasion of the Hindu festival of Diwali, the annual festival of lights, at the India-Bangladesh border on the outskirts of Agartala